Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Cranberries

After a long and unexpected hiatus I am back with a super simple cookie recipe. I like these when you need a break from regular old chocolate chip cookies. I was trying to explain to my husband that these are healthier than regular chocolate chip cookies because the butter is spread out between more cookies... makes sense right?!

Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Dried Cranberries

Yield: about 3 dozen

Ingredients:

·         2 Sticks Unsalted Butter, Softened

·         1 ¼ C. Packed Brown Sugar

·         ¾ C. Granulated Sugar

·         2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

·         2 Large Eggs

·         1 ½ C. Flour

·         ½ tsp. Baking Powder

·         ½ tsp. Salt

·         3 C. Old-Fashioned Oats, Uncooked

·         1 ½ C. Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

·         1 ½ C. Dried Cranberries

Directions:

1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.       Beat butter, sugars, and vanilla on medium speed until creamy. Beat in eggs until light and fluffy.

3.       Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt on low speed until well blended. Stir in oats. Stir in chocolate chips. Stir in cranberries. Batter will be very thick and heavy.

4.       Form dough into 2-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

5.       Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until edges begin to turn golden brown and center still appears slightly soft. Let cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes. Move to wire rack, let cool.